"You don't love me anymore? How could you not love me?"
His muttered words precisely struck a nerve deep within me.
Yes, how could you not love me anymore?
At first, I also tossed and turned at night, silently counting the number of times he came home late.
But now, I've decided not to shed another tear for him.
I took a deep breath and turned to leave, but Farold grabbed my hand recklessly.
He said, "Lynna, don't leave. If we divorce, what about Allison? He can't be without a father."
My son, Allison Adair, is my weakness.
While I was still stunned, Farold seized the opportunity and said, "Allison is about to start elementary school, and I’ve already pulled some strings to get him into an international school."
Before I could refuse, a woman dropped her insulated container on the ground with a loud crash.
"Farold, didn't you say that quota was for Edwin?"
Dollee realized she had said something wrong. When she looked up again, her eyes were filled with tears.
She said, "I'm sorry, Farold, Lynna. I've disturbed you. Tomorrow I'll take Edwin to another orphanage."
Farold quickly reached out to her and said, "No, it's not like that!"
The pain in his eyes was almost overflowing. He gritted his teeth and turned to me. "Lynna, maybe we can let Allison start school a year later. Edwin is a sensitive child. I'm afraid he'll think too much."
Not far away, Edwin was holding a remote-controlled airplane. It was the gift that my son Allison had longed for three birthdays but had never received.
I ignored the sharp pain in my heart and let out a cold laugh.
"No, thanks. Allison will just go to a public school."
Farold's eyebrows and eyes relaxed, and my mom also beamed with joy.
She said, "What a good daughter you are. Allison is so smart that he can get into a good college even if he goes to a public school."
"You've misunderstood." I shook my head, my voice still firm. "We'll divorce. Allison will stay with me, and I'll send him to a public primary school. I'll raise my son by myself."
Farold's face turned from pale to red, looking like a spilled palette.
My mom clutched her chest, looking as if she couldn’t catch her breath. "Lynna, you’ve been a housewife for seven years. If you leave Farold, how are you going to support the kids without help from your dad and me?"
Kym chimed in as well and said, "I think she just wants to extort a large sum of money from our family and then live off her parents for the rest of her life!"
My dad was so furious and said, "If you dare to divorce Farold today, we'll sever the parent-child relationship, and we won’t pay a single penny toward Allison's support from now on!"
I still nodded with a blank expression.
"I'm definitely getting a divorce today!"
Farold, embarrassed and angry, said, "I won't let you take Allison away. If you want to divorce, then you’ll leave with nothing!"
I nodded calmly. "All right. See you in court!"
With that, I turned and left, ignoring the accusations and insults behind me. I submitted the divorce petition along with the evidence I had taken at the orphanage.